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PHOTOS
Of our work

Jon and Joe strategizing

Jon and Joe relax and strategize the day that "Fired Up, Ready to Go" was recorded at the Columbia City Theater in January 2008.

Jon on stage at Key Arena

Jon appears at Key Arena when Barack Obama came to Seattle on February 8th
2008. Pictured here with his back to the camer is Matt Cameron from Pearl Jam. We were asked by the Obama campaign to come and present the song "Fired Up, Ready To Go" for 21,000+ Obama supporters. Jon gave a six minute introductory speech to explain the video that played for everyone.

Key Arena Day

From Left to Right
Joe Bergevin, Pastor Patrinell Wright, Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam), Jake
Bergevin and Jon Bergevin at Key Arena on February 8th, 2008 for an Obama
Rally.

Fired Up Recording

The recording of the internet hit "Fired Up, Ready To Go" taken on February
21st, 2008 Martin Luther King Day at the Columbia City Theater in Seattle.

Rise Up Recording

Jon conducting the second song "Rise Up, Daylight Breaks" recorded on Presidents
day 2008 at Bear Creek Studios in Maltby, WA.

Jon and Joe at work

Jon and Joe collaborating on the song 'Rise Up, Daylight Breaks' during the
recording session.

Joe gets his groove on

Joe listens to the playback of "Let Us Be" and is getting his groove on. This
was taken at Avast! recording studio in Ballard, WA.

Jon at Barack Obama's inauguration.

Jon at the Southern States Regional Ball in Washington DC on the evening of January 20th, 2009 for Barack Obama's inauguration.

PEOPLE
We admire and work with

Pastor Patrinell "Pat" Wright

Choir director and 'Total Experience Gospel Choir' founder
and leader Pat is a consumate professional. Her musicality is deep and runs through her and her group like a river. Pat is a gifted leader, teacher, singer, composer/arranger and spiritual person. Pat has taught us so much over the 'Seven Songs' album project and we are forever grateful to have had the opportunity to work with such a musical legend and teacher. Pat is a really hard worker and shows up literally "Fired Up" and "Ready To Go" when it is time to make music. She brings with her the most talented group of singers we have ever had the opportunity to work with. The choir is very well trained and work well under her direction and have become like family. The choir also hosts many talented soloists a few of which graced the album as well.

Matt Cameron

Pearl Jam Drummer formerly of Sound Garden two times grammy award winning musician. Matt offered his talents both as a musician and production assistant to the album 'Seven Songs For America'. His ears and profesionalism as well as raw rythmic and reading chops helped create the sound and cohesion heard in each song. Matt is known as the best rock
drummer for our time. He is also a skilled jazz and all rouund musician/composer. Matt is a true gentleman and we are extremely fortunate to have him on the team.

Jake Bergevin

Singer, Trumper player and all around musician's musician.
Jake has had an immeasurable impact on our work. From the musical performances he has done on three of our favorite songs both singing and lending his trumpet skills, to sharing his mentorship and passion with us over many years. Jake being a veteran album project creator has helped us with advice, guidance, ideas and connections. Jake is a helpful spirit and loves music. We have been graced by his presence in this process and look forward to many more projects that include him.

Holly Philips

Singer and Song writer
Holly Phillips is a friend we found on myspace one night while looking for really great singers in our area. Her sense of style and vocal abilities lend a unique sound to the our songs that her voice graces. She is a consumate professional with a bright and cheerful outlook on life and is a real pleasure to work with. She has been willing to volunteer her talents to our projects, including her guitar work on our second demo of 'No War, No More'. We look forward to working with Holly for many years to come and are honored to have her on our team.

Chip Butters

Chip Butters - Producer and Senior Sound Engineer (Columbia City Theater).
Chip is an amazing talent and has extremely accute listening skills. We were very honored to get a chance to work with Chip and our overall sound was impacted in a very positive way. Chip has an extremely musical ear and positive attitude and is a gem to work with. His quality bar is very high and he holds himself and the music that he puts out to a very high standard. Chip is also a teacher and an expert at explaining the intracacies of the engineering process and thanks to his ability to do this, we learned many new things on the 'Seven Songs' project. We look forward to working with him again and again!

Scott Mercado

Scott Mercado - Drummer Candlebox

Scott and Jon met in the early 1980's at the University of Washington where they played fusion and jazz music together. Scott has gone on to become a world famous rock musician touring with the band Candlebox. He is a consumate musician with an amazing feel and musicality. Scott brings a wry sense of humor and passion to his work and is a wonderful person and member of our team.

Osama Afifi

Osama Afifi

Osama toured with Jani for four years and is originally from the Los Angeles area. He is a professional bass player and has lended us his amazing talent on many occasions. He has a really deep sense of music and time and we are very fortunate to have had the ability to work with him.

Frank Seeberger

Frank Seeberger Guitarist

Frank is an avid and professional guitar player and teacher with extraordinary skill and craftsmanship. He has become an integral part of our sound and always comes to our sessions with his game face on.

Jay Alan

Jay Alan - Avenue Films
Jay has been a long time friend and is an experienced mind and film maker. He has extensive experience in the music and film industries and his leadership and expertise have been invaluable to the work we do. He is the maker of "Making Fired Up, Ready To Go" , "Fired Up, Ready To Go, The people who made the song" and our latest piece of work "I Am An American". Both the Fired Up and I Am An American songs have been included in documentaries about Barack. We are thankful for his generous spirit and look forward to working together lots more in the future.

Neill Barham

Neill Barham - Fluid Films
Neill is the creative mind behind the "Fired Up, Ready To Go" and "Rise Up, Daylight Breaks" music videos. In addition to shooting and providing a crew to help shoot, he has spent countless hours editing the footage and creating top notch and compelling videos. Neill is bright and positive and a real joy to work with. We are extremely thankful to have had an opportunity to work with him. We look forward to many more projects in the future.

Tony Benton

Tony Benton - Clear Channel Radio KUBE 93
Tony Benton is the host of StreetBeat and is the Community Affairs director for Clear Channel Radio. Tony ask hosted a talk radio show in January and asked us to be his guests to talk about our experiences with the Barack Obama campaign. We were then asked to work on a production for the state census that he was producing. Joe and I created the vocal arrangement for the hook of the song called "Count Me In". Tony is a Bergevin Brothers supporter and we are happy to count him as an associate and look forward to doing more work for him in the future.

PHOTOSOf our work